Author Archives: lkonieczny

Eight Weeks From Today….

Posted on 19 June 2011 by lkonieczny

….I will be headed back to Poland for a wonderful three week. I am visiting my cousin Alicja and her family in the Gdansk area. We’ll spend about a week in the area, visiting family and seeing sights, and then … Continue reading →

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Sto Lat

Posted on 11 June 2011 by lkonieczny

In Poland when it is your birthday, people wish you “sto lat” which means “100 years”–a wish that you may live to be 100 years. And the “birthday” song they sing has the same greeting: Sto lat, sto lat, Niech … Continue reading →

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Kuchnia Polska

Posted on 31 May 2011 by lkonieczny

Kuchnia Polska means Polish Food or Polish Cuisine. I was reading one of several Polish themed blogs and websites and came upon an interesting article on Polish food. You can read the article here if you’d like:  http://www.tastingpoland.com/food/list_of_polish_food.html. Of most … Continue reading →

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Poland and Memorial Day

Posted on 28 May 2011 by lkonieczny

This coming Monday is a holiday in the US, Memorial Day. On Memorial Day, we remember those who have died while in the US military. When I think of Memorial Day, I think of those of my Polish ancestors and … Continue reading →

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Learning Polish

Posted on 17 May 2011 by lkonieczny

I reported in the past on my progress on learning Polish, and now it’s time for an update. Among other things, I’d been using an old copy of Rosetta Stone software, and I learned quite a bit Polish from it. … Continue reading →

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It is time….

Posted on 20 April 2011 by lkonieczny

…to return to Poland, and so tonight I finalized my airline reservations for my next trip. I am very excited. I will be in Poland for just shy of 3 weeks this time. I have been graciously invited by my … Continue reading →

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Krakow’s Juliusz Slowacki Theater

Posted on 6 April 2011 by lkonieczny

I cannot believe it! I absolutely just cannot believe it. I was so close to the Juliusz Slowacki Theater in Krakow, and I missed it. I was a half block away–several times. And I did not even know it existed. … Continue reading →

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The Oldest Restaurant in Europe?

Posted on 4 April 2011 by lkonieczny

I enjoy reading the blog Polandian. It’s an English blog about Poland and Polish things. Sometimes it’s quite tongue-in-cheek, sometimes serious, but often times light-hearted. However, you can learn a lot about Poles and Poland if you read it–but take … Continue reading →

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Bloggy Polish

Posted on 17 March 2011 by lkonieczny

OK. So I am learning some Polish. And making some progress. And doing it mostly on my own. I am using a variety of techiniques including various website. One of those, which I first found as a Podcast for my … Continue reading →

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Polonez Kosciuszkowski

Posted on 15 March 2011 by lkonieczny

If you’ve read my blog before, you know that Tadeusz Kościuszko was a hero of the American Revolution as well as a Polish hero, battling to save Poland from the cruel partition of the 18th century. But did you also know … Continue reading →

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